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Market awaits FOMC meeting and US Non-Farm data release
The Nasdaq 100, tumbled almost 2%. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones slashed 1.30% and 0.77% of their value as traders prepared for the US Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision on Wednesday. Hence, a busy US economic calendar was one of the main reasons for the US Dollar to appreciate against most Continue Reading
Markets await the Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Statement
U.S. equities were mixed over the course of yesterday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.14% to close at 33910.85. The S&P 500 dropped 0.2% to close at 3990.97. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite gained 0.14% to close at 11095.11. Equities were mixed heading into Thursday as market participants awaits monetary policy statement releases from Continue Reading
US retail sales figures lower than expected
U.S. equities traded lower throughout Wednesday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.81% to close at 33296.96. The S&P 500 dropped 1.56% to close at 3928.86. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 1.24% to close at 10957.01. Equities markets were spooked by the weaker-than-expected U.S. retail sales figures, which came in at -1.1%. Weaker consumer Continue Reading
US Stocks continue to move lower
U.S. equities continued to retreat over the course of Thursday’s trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.76% to close at 33044.56. The S&P 500 lost 0.76% to close at 3898.85. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.96% to close at 10852.27. All three equity indices suffered losses as market sentiment, once again, turns risk off. Continue Reading
Fed officials eased concerns about aggressive policy moves
US stock erased some of the week’s losses on Friday, as a tech rally buoyed risk sentiment and comments by Federal Reserve officials dialled back fears of overly aggressive policy moves. The Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the policy looks pretty close to sufficiently restrictive, which led the equity market to a session high. Moreover, Continue Reading
